How do I upload a theme?

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  mfonabel · Member · Oct 28, 2015 at 10:39 pm

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  Thanks for your help in advance. I just mapped my domain http://www.abelabel.com to be used on wordpress. Everything is hosted on wordpress,I dont have external cpanel I am about putting the site togethr. I saw this wonderful theme I want to use… I downloaded the zip file but cant see where to upload. I went to appreance. themes but no option for add new. How do I upload? Please am not too tech lol… best I know is html

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  timethief · Member · Oct 28, 2015 at 10:45 pm

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  Hi there,
  That’s not possible – sorry. You are confusing wordpress.com hosted blogs and wordpress.org installs on paid hosting.

  There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  The only themes we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and in your dashboard at > Appearance > Themes
  See: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Be sure to read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ Get hosting here http://wordpress.org

  See Moving to a Self-Hosted WordPress Site https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/

  If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page